But wait, there's more from Cain on abortion

After several days of botching an important issue for evangelicals and cultural conservatives, Cain inexplicably stepped into the abortion rights mess he's created again on Wednesday — and promptly made things worse. At a campaign stop in Corpus Christi, Texas, Cain said that he is "pro-life, no exceptions," which contradicted his staff's explanations over the past several days that the candidate does in fact support the three exceptions embraced by mainstream Republicans: rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.

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So what gives, a National Journal/CBS reporter traveling with the campaign asked Cain spokesman J.D. Gordon? According to Gordon, Cain's stance on abortion rights will, again, be clarified soon, and that he actually does support the exceptions.